Following the announcement of our Queen’s award in April, we are delighted to share an article written about Little Forest Folk by a journalist who visited us in May.
We’ve been bursting with excitement and now that it’s the Queen’s birthday and the official announcement day, we are absolutely delighted to finally share with you the news that Little Forest Folk has been given the royal seal of approval.
Following our being selected by Tatler as being one of the finest nurseries in the nation last month, we are now delighted to share with you an article written about Little Forest Folk by a journalist who visited us in our Wimbledon setting a few weeks ago.
Well, this weekend was the long awaited Nursery World Awards! It was a fabulous event and we were delighted to be recognised in such a large industry such as the early years to be one of the industry leaders.
Earlier in the week, we had a great opportunity for lots of adventures down the River Crane. Our new forest school friends enjoyed their first ever dip in the shallows, carefully splashing and exploring in their brand-new waterproofs and wellies. We had started to notice that some of the trees and berries had begun to change as summer draws to a close.
This week was rather short but super exciting! We welcomed back our Little Forest Folk-ers that have been exploring the world on holiday and we welcomed some new children coming for the first time to our nursery. Our team at Fulham is so happy to see everyone again and delighted with the new starters!
A few of our Little Forest Folk-ers also went on a bear hunt to explore the forest which was still so new for some of our starting children, swishing through the long grass and pretending to splash in our river. It was a great way to take a journey around our site as well as retelling a much-loved story.
As our holiday camps come to an end, we have been taking a moment to appreciate just what a wonderful group of children we have had joining us over the summer holidays. Many returning faces and some new ones too, all coming together and making the most of their time spent at camp by sharing their ideas, telling stories, and forming some lovely friendships in the process.
Another lovely week of exploring and creating at Morden! The children have been so wonderful as the educators have been helping the newest children arrive in the forest; they have been welcoming and patient, showing the new children all the fun things we have on offer to play with, and sharing our fun with new friends!
We ended a brilliant week making some wonderful creations using the junk modelling resources. Using cardboard boxes, toilet tubes, lids and other recycled objects, the children worked together to build a rocket. They even added red and yellow tissue paper to the back to create some fierce fire to help the rocket fly.
As the summer holidays draw to a close, we have had a bittersweet week in the forest. We have been very excited to meet some new friends and introduce them to our wonderful environment. However, we have also bid a fond farewell to many old friends who are now making the transition from forest to classroom.
